Schauffele recovers from COVID-19, optimistic about new year

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Xander Schauffele is among 16 players at the Sentry Tournament of Champions who didn’t win a tournament last year. That’s because the winners-only field is taking players who reached the Tour Championship because the COVID-19 pandemic shut down golf for three months. Schauffele is happy to be here for other reasons. He’s always optimistic to start a new year. And he recently recovered from the coronavirus just in time to come to Maui. Also at Kapalu